First oxygen express train to Karnataka leaves Jamshedpur
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The train is anticipated to attain Whitefield in Bengaluru on May 11.
The first oxygen express train to Karnataka has left from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. The train, carrying 120 tonnes of liquid oxygen, will attain the Container Corporation India in Whitefield, Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Chief PRO of South Western Railway (SWR) Aneesh Hegde informed The Puucho that the primary express train is carrying six cryogenic containers, every loaded with 20 tonnes of liquid oxygen. The train left at 3.30 a.m. on May 10 from Jamshedpur.
“Based the request from the State government, the Railways is running the oxygen express train. The distance between originating station and the city is approximately around 1860 kms. A green corridor has already been created for the train. The train will reach Whitefield on Tuesday,” the official mentioned.
To facilitate motion of tankers, the SWR had constructed a ramp in Whitefield. If required, the officers will even use services at Doddaballapur for transportation of oxygen tankers in future.
In the primary week of May, Chief Secretary of the State P. Ravi Kumar had written a letter to the Railway Board requesting operations of oxygen express to mitigate scarcity of liquid oxygen within the State.
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